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St. Louis Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright is headed to the injured list for what is being termed “shoulder pain.”
Wainwright was burned again in Tuesday’s 15-2 loss to the Miami Marlins, lasting just 3-1/3 innings after giving up seven runs (four earned). The 41-year-old has retired only 10 of the 20 batters he faced.
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Adam Wainwright announced in his latest off-season that the 2023 campaign would be his final as a major player. He opened the season on IL and had a terrible 11 starts this year.
He currently has a 3-4 record and a 7.66 ERA with a 1.99 WHIP. His ERA and WHIP are the worst in his 18-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals other than a 13.50 ERA in two games during his debut MLB season in 2005. He has an ERA close to 20.00 in his past three games, including pitching seven earned runs in three innings during a 9-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in London on June 24.
However, Adam Wainwright vowed that Tuesday’s game isn’t the last time fans will see him in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform. He said:
“This is not the end.”
It’s been a tough season from the start for Adam Wainwright, who signed a one-year, $17.5 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals to finish his career with one last run.
Wainwright missed the first month of the season after sustaining a hip injury while weightlifting the other day after making the Team USA World Baseball Classic in March.
It was a terrible season for the Cardinals overall. The traditional football club is now mired in one of its worst campaigns in over a century. St. Louis is currently the 3rd worst team in the National League with a 35-50 record.
Adam Wainwright has been the rockstar of the St. Louis Cardinals
Wainwright was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 29th overall pick of the 2000 MLB Draft. However, while still a junior player, he was dealt to the Cardinals in a multiplayer deal in 2003.
In his time in St. Louis, Wainwright won two Gold Glove Awards, led the league in wins twice, started 30 or more games 10 times in 18 seasons, and was part of the 2006 World Series-winning Cardinals team.
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